Hot on the heels of its recently-launched 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 smartphone sensor, Samsung has announced that it plans to develop a 576-megapixel smartphone sensor by 2025. Announced during a Samsung presentation at the SEMI Europe Summit and spotted by Image Sensors World, the company made it known that it plans to be able to scale […]
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According to a recent report published by EET Asia, using data from Handset Component Technologies (HCT), Sony captured nearly half of the smartphone image sensor market, by revenue, in 2020. dpreview.com »
2021-04-07 22:27
The global smartphone sensor market was not slowed down by the pandemic, as a new report states the segment saw a total revenue of $15 billion in 2020 which is up 13% year over year. Sony still dominates the field, but its once ironclad grip has slipped slightly. Sony used to control over 50% of […] petapixel.com »
2021-04-06 23:32
OmniVision Technologies has revealed the details of the OV32B, a new 32MP 1/3” image sensor for front-facing cameras in smartphones. The OV32B is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology and its pixels measure 0. dpreview.com »
2021-01-05 23:52
Samsung appears to be unsatisfied with stopping with its already-announced 108-megapixel smartphone sensor, as a leaked slide from the company’s presentation on its ISOCELL sensor technology shows it is at least entertaining the idea of a whopping 600-megapixel version. petapixel.com »
2020-12-08 20:32
OmniVision might not be the most well-known image sensor maker, but the company is among the sector's big players and its imagers can be found in a wide range of smartphone cameras. Now Omnivision has launched a new image sensor that is set to compete with some high-end models from Sony and Samsung. dpreview.com »
2020-02-20 19:39
Less than a week after Xiaomi teased an upcoming smartphone with a whopping 108MP of resolution, Samsung has officially unveiled the image sensor that will power the pocket-sized beast. Meet the Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX: the world’s first 100MP+ smartphone image sensor. petapixel.com »
2019-08-12 17:03
Smartphone front cameras used to be overshadowed by their counterparts on the rear of mobile devices, offering low pixel counts, fixed focus lenses and generally simple specs. This is changing quickly, however, with some front cameras on the latest high-end smartphones featuring high-resolution sensors, AF-systems, computational bokeh modes, HDR and other advanced functions. dpreview.com »
2019-01-31 20:50
Only a few days ago Sony announced its latest smartphone sensor, a 1/2" stacked 48MP beast with Quad-Bayer design for improved low light performance at 12MP output size. And if rumors turn out to be true, we won't have to wait long before the chip is available in a production smartphone. dpreview.com »
2018-07-26 21:13
Sony has introduced a new smartphone image sensor today and, looking at the IMX586's impressive spec sheet, the new chip could help boost smartphone camera performance further in the next generation of high-end devices. dpreview.com »
2018-07-23 21:07
Sony have announced the upcoming release of the IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras, which features 48 effective megapixels and an ultra-compact pixel size of 0. photographyblog.com »
2018-07-23 12:30
Samsung has published the details of a new Isocell GNK image sensor that has its Dual Pixel Pro technology as well as new "advanced" HDR capabilities. [Read More]
Samsung's 200-megapixel smartphone sensor has not yet made its way into a consumer device but the company has already begun hyping what it can do by printing a massive 616 square meter (2,021 square feet) photo taken with it. [Read More]
Samsung announced the first-even 200-megapixel HP1 smartphone sensor in early September but has followed up that announcement with more detailed information that touts its benefits, including low light performance and incredible detail.
OmniVision Technologies claims to have developed the first image sensor with 100% phase detection autofocus (PDAF) coverage designed for smartphones. The company says its new 50-megapixel sensor allows for improved distance calculation, faster autofocus, and better low-light performance.
Samsung appears to be unsatisfied with stopping with its already-announced 108-megapixel smartphone sensor, as a leaked slide from the company’s presentation on its ISOCELL sensor technology shows it is at least entertaining the idea of a whopping 600-megapixel version.
Samsung may have left the camera game behind, but the company is serious about increasing its share of the image sensor market and stealing some business away from Sony. In fact, they’re about to spend over $800 million to ramp up image sensor production yet again.